tenang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tenang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tə.naŋ/
  • Hyphenation: tê‧nang
  • Rhymes: -ənaŋ, -naŋ, -aŋ

Adjective

tênang

  1. calm, motionless (of water, etc.)
    Sungai ini tenang airnya.This river is calm.
  2. calm, composed, still, collected, imperturbable

Affixed terms

  • bertenang
  • ditenangkan
  • ketenangan
  • menenang
  • menenangkan
  • penenang
  • penenangan
  • tenangkan

Compounds

  • air tenang
  • angin tenang
  • berahi tenang

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təˈnaŋ/ [t̪əˈnaŋ]

Adjective

tenang (Jawi spelling تنڠ or تينڠ)

  1. calm, composed, still, collected, imperturbable

Derived terms

  • bertenang
  • menenangkan
  • ketenangan
  • penenang

Further reading

Maranao

Noun

tenang

  1. luster

Verb

tenang

  1. to shine

Derived terms

  • petenang